Chords for Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves [Ft. Aretha Franklin] (Official Video)

Tempo:
136.5 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Bb

Ab

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves [Ft. Aretha Franklin] (Official Video) chords
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[Fm]
[F] [Eb]
[Fm]
Now there was a time when we used to say
Let behind every brave man [Eb] there to be [Fm] a brave woman
And these kind of chains, well, they're no longer true
So we're coming out of the [Eb] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something people got [Eb] to say to you
[Ab] And that's sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab]
on their own two feet
[Bb] [Fm]
Ringing on their own bell
[Ab] Sister [Bb] doing it [C] for [Fm] themselves
[C] This is a [Fm] song
[Eb]
[Fm] Bring the conscious liberation [Bb]
of the female state
[Fm]
Let them do it [Bb] with you
[Fm] And this is, it's got a new stereo
We got a doctor, lawyer, politician
Take a look around
And you'll see, and you'll see, and you'll see
That the woman [C] right next to you
[Eb]
[Ab] Is sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab]
on their own two [Bb] feet
[Cm] And ringing [Fm] on their own bell
[Ab] Sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] [C] themselves
[Db] Making stories, [Bb] making black
[Db] women
[Bb] Black [C]
[Fm]
women
Black women Black women [F] Black women Black [Fm] women
[Eb] Black women Black women
And [Dm] [Bbm]
[Ab] these girls [Bb] are doing it [Fm] for themselves
[C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
Used to say, [Eb] used to [F] say
That [Eb] behind [Fm] every man
There had to be a real woman
[C]
[Ab] And these times have changed
[Eb] And no [Fm] longer, no longer [Eb] true
So [Ab] we're coming out of the [Fm] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something [Eb] people got to say to you
And [Ab] that's sister [Bb] [C] doing it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
[C]
And ringing on [Fm] their own bell
Sister doing it for [Ab] themselves
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] Standing [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm]
[Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
And
[Fm]
ringing on their own bell
Sister [Bb] doing it for themselves
[F] Sister doing it [Eb]
for themselves
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
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To start learning Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Aretha Franklin - (Remastered Version) Sisters Are Doin It For Themselves chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Ab, Bb, Fm, Ab, Bb, Cm, C and Fm. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 68 BPM before aiming for the song's 136 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Ab Major.

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[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now there was a time _ _ when we used to say
_ _ _ Let behind every brave man [Eb] there to be [Fm] a brave woman
_ And _ _ these kind of chains, well, they're no longer true _
So we're coming out of the [Eb] kitchen _
[C] Cause there's something people got [Eb] to say to you
[Ab] And that's sister _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
_ _ Standing _ [Ab]
on their own two feet
[Bb] _ _ [Fm]
Ringing on their own bell _ _ _
_ [Ab] Sister _ [Bb] doing it [C] for _ [Fm] themselves
_ _ _ [C] This is a [Fm] _ song
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Bring _ the conscious _ liberation [Bb] _
of the female _ _ state
[Fm] _
_ Let _ them _ do _ _ _ _ it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] with you _ _
[Fm] And this is, _ it's got a new stereo
_ _ We got a doctor, lawyer, _ politician
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take a look _ around _
And you'll see, and you'll see, and you'll see
That the woman [C] right next to you
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Is sister _ _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
_ Standing _ [Ab] _
on their own two [Bb] feet
[Cm] And ringing [Fm] on their own bell _ _ _
_ [Ab] Sister _ _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] themselves _
_ [Db] _ _ _ Making stories, _ [Bb] _ _ making black _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ women _
_ [Bb] Black _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ women _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ women Black _ _ _ _ women [F] Black women Black _ [Fm] _ women _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Black women Black women
And _ [Dm] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] these _ girls [Bb] are doing it [Fm] for themselves
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab]
Used to say, [Eb] used to [F] say
That [Eb] behind [Fm] _ every man
There had to be a real woman
_ [C] _
_ [Ab] And these times have changed
[Eb] And no [Fm] longer, no longer [Eb] true
So [Ab] we're coming out of the [Fm] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something _ _ [Eb] people got to say to you
And [Ab] that's _ sister [Bb] _ [C] doing it for [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ themselves
Standing [Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
_ [C]
And ringing on [Fm] their own bell
Sister doing it for [Ab] themselves
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[Fm] Standing _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
And _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ringing on their own bell
Sister [Bb] doing it for themselves
[F] Sister doing it _ [Eb]
for themselves _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox.

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